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| Vernon Roy Graham |
| March 05, 1931 - April 02, 2010 |
Grinnell, Iowa
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| Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 06, 2010 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa |
| Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday April 07, 2010 at United Methodist Church in Grinnell, Iowa |
Interment: following the funeral service April 07, 2010 at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa
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Vernon was born on March 5, 1931, in Grinnell, Iowa to Earl and Laura Belle Copeland Graham. He was raised on the family farm near Grinnell and attended Chester #2 School. In 1948, he graduated from Newburg High School.
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On December 5, 1954, he was married to Phyllis Darlene Kirby in Newburg. The couple operated a grain and livestock farm in Chester Township and they recently moved to Seeland Park in Grinnell.
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He was a member of the Newburg-Chester Congregational Church. He served on various Poweshiek County committees, including the Extension Council and the 4-H Council. He also served for 12 years on the Grinnell-Newburg School Board, the St. Francis Manor Board and the Seeland Park Board. Vernon was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Elks Lodge of Grinnell, the Sonora Grange and the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Grinnell.
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He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Graham of Grinnell; one son, David (Debra) Graham of Grinnell; one daughter-in-law, Mary Van Zee of Grinnell; three grandchildren, Laura (Jason) Harmer, Patricia (Cody) Stoaks and Samantha Graham; two great grandchildren, Skyler and Lilly Stoaks; one sister, Loretta Siebke of Davenport; and two brothers, George Graham of Grinnell and Duane Graham of Bloomington, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Ronald; and infant grandson; and one sister, Eulice Fabacher.
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